Glenn Field
Location | Mecaslin St, Atlanta, GA 30318 |
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Georgia Institute of Technology | |
Capacity | 500 |
Field size | Left field - 190 feet (57.9 m) Center field - 220 feet (67.1 m) Right field - 190 feet (57.9 m) |
Opened | March 3, 1987 |
Tenants | |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1987 - present) |
Glenn Field is the former home field for the
History
The first game played on Glenn Field was a 7–4 loss to Samford University on March 3, 1987. Tech hosted thirteen additional games that season posting a 4–10 record at home and a 6–27 record overall. The first winning season at home was in 1989 where Tech posted a 12-8-1 record. The greatest season in Glenn Field history was in 2002 when Tech won the ACC Tournament. Tech went 20–2 at Glenn Field in 2002.
Tech played its first game against archrival University of Georgia in 1997. The game was played at Georgia State University and resulted in a Bulldog win. Tech played UGA again in 1998 at Glenn Field marking the first home field advantage in the heated series. The first home win against the Dogs came in 2000 in the second game of a March 2 doubleheader.
The most played opponent at Glenn Field is
In June 2007, Georgia Tech Athletic Director Dan Radakovich announced that Glenn Field would cease to be the Yellow Jackets home field.[1] A new facility being constructed adjacent to historic O'Keefe High School was completed February 2009, supplanting the twenty-year-old Glenn Field. The new facility will hold 1,000 spectators and make it possible for the Jackets to host postseason games with the presence of stadium lights.[2]